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Captain America Comics 12

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PublishedMarch 1941 – September 1954
Issue Numbers1 – 73
Total Issues73
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Issue Information
Cover Date
March 1942
 
Cover Titles
The Weird Case of the Pygmies of Terror
 
Cover Credits
Al Avison pencils attributed
How much is Captain America Comics #12 worth? View Full Market Prices

Current market pricing for Captain America Comics #12 shows a latest graded sale of CGC FN 6.0 sold for $4,560 on September 13th, 2025.
Pricing data last updated July 22nd, 2026.

Stories

Notes: Stan Lee, editor/illustrated/has short story synopsi
Notes: Out of a place of mystery and darkness came a secret too horrible to believe! When this fearful terror was unleashed upon mankind, the mighty Captain America and Bucky raced to the fore to combat it, little dreaming that their very bodies would be the first to shrink under the hideous Pygmy Gas! - Ger Apeldoorn.
Notes: Ad for Sentinels Of Liberty.
Notes: Has number on folder in splash: 6310-8.

When the deadly bolas whirred thru the air at it's unsuspecting victim, Pvt. Steve Rogers and Bucky Barnes knew that it was time for them to don their costumes and battle the murderous Rozzo the Rebel in the guise of Captain America ans Bucky with their battle cry ringing for their lips! - Ger Apeldoorn.
Notes: Once in a blue moon a new, amazing character appears above the comic horizon! A character so sdifferent and so exciting that it takes an entire nation by storm! Here it is – America's newest sensation – THE IMP! - Ger Apeldoorn.
Notes: A gripping, short novelette!
Notes: Signed Jack Alder-something

Follow Father Time in a thrill-a-minute tale which begins in a blazing informo, shofts to a railroad of death and has it's conclusion in a finish-fight!
Notes: Signed Neel Nats.

Once again, Headline Hunter, ace foreign correspondent, tales his life in his hands as he struggles to save the Empire and is rewarded with a `scoop'!
Notes: A full page of secret Sentinel news – plus the most amazing contest you've ever entered!
Notes: Draw Captain America for $100
Notes: Ad for Marvel Comics.
Notes: Ad for Sub-Mariner #4.

Market Pricing

Last Updated 2026-07-22 07:35:02
Last Graded Sale CGC FN 6.0 sold for $4,560 on September 13th, 2025
Reported Sources Heritage Auctions
View Sold Comps (5)
Grade
Price
Date
Source
Link
9.4
$22,800
May 18th, 2019
Heritage Auctions
9.0
$11,400
August 3rd, 2019
Heritage Auctions
FN 6.0
$4,560
September 13th, 2025
Heritage Auctions Auction 7423, Lot 92084
4.5
$3,480
January 12th, 2025
Heritage Auctions
4.5
$3,480
June 25th, 2023
Heritage Auctions

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Issue Overview

Captain America Comics #12 was published in March 1942. It is part of Captain America Comics, a superhero series that began in 1941.

Cover credits include Al Avison.

Atlas Tales indexes 12 stories for this issue, including "The Terrible Menace Of The Pygmies Of Terror!." Indexed story credits include Al Avison and Chad Grothkopf, among others.